{"id":51854,"date":"2023-06-12T07:56:30","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T11:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=51854"},"modified":"2023-06-12T08:06:02","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T12:06:02","slug":"thirdweb-hires-ex-facebook-exec-to-lead-web3-gaming-push","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/thirdweb-hires-ex-facebook-exec-to-lead-web3-gaming-push\/","title":{"rendered":"Thirdweb Hires Ex-Facebook Exec to Lead Web3 Gaming Push"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Thirdweb, a startup that offers a Web3 development framework, has appointed former Facebook executive Atif Khan as its new Vice President of Gaming. The company also showcased its capabilities by building a Web3 game<\/a> from scratch on Base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Atif Khan\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/g>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/clipPath>\r\n <\/defs><\/svg><\/span><\/a> is a veteran in the gaming industry, having spent eight years at Facebook, most recently as the Head of Mid-Market & In-App Ads for Global Gaming. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He left Facebook in 2021 and joined Stardust, a Web3 gaming infrastructure firm, as its Chief Operating Officer. Khan joined Thirdweb to head its gaming division and help accelerate the expansion of the Web3 gaming industry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said he was attracted by the opportunity to \u201csell the full stack to a game developer,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> as Thirdweb offers a comprehensive toolkit for building decentralized applications, from blockchain games to NFTs, DAOs, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Thirdweb<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Thirdweb<\/strong> is a San Francisco-based startup providing developers with a Web3 development framework. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company raised a $24 million Series A round<\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a> at a $160 million valuation in August 2022 from investors, including Haun Ventures, Polygon Labs, Coinbase Ventures, and Shopify.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company\u2019s toolkit includes SDKs<\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a> in multiple languages, smart contracts, UI components, data feeds, gasless transactions, fiat on-ramp, decentralized storage, RPC nodes, wallet authentication, and more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, the company aims to simplify the process of building Web3 apps by offering a customizable one-stop-shop solution for developers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Web3 Warriors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Thirdweb developed Web3 Warriors from scratch in three weeks to demonstrate its toolkit\u2019s capabilities. The game launched on Base\u2019s testnet, an Ethereum layer-2 network that Coinbase developed. It is an on-chain survival action game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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INTRODUCING: Web3 Warriors \u2694\ufe0f

An onchain survival game built by thirdweb which will completely transform your perception of Web3 Gaming.

Play the first full-scale Web3 game on the @BuildOnBase<\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a> network and win playable NFTs. \ud83c\udfae\ud83d\udc47 pic.twitter.com\/S5VVR8LnNS<\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/p>— thirdweb (@thirdweb) May 18, 2023<\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/blockquote>

According to the company, the game attracted over 500 unique players and recorded 1,000 sessions in less than seven days. The game features non-custodial wallets, in-game battle tokens,<\/a> and cosmetic skins as NFTs<\/a> on the backend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The game was also designed to prioritize gameplay familiarity and user enjoyment while incorporating blockchain features subtly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company stated that it employed a Trojan horse strategy<\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a> to introduce Web3 technologies to gamers without overwhelming them with complexity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information, visit the Thirdweb website here<\/em><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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